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David Roberts

David Roberts (1943–2021) was the author of thirty books on mountaineering, exploration, and anthropology. His books have won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature and the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Competition.

David Roberts

David Roberts (1943–2021) was the author of thirty books on mountaineering, exploration, and anthropology. His books have won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature and the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Competition.

Awards

Shortlisted — Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature, 2016

Winner — Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature, 2018

Shortlisted — PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, 2019

Books by David Roberts

  • The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon B. Johnson: Toward the Great Society: February 1, 1964-May 31, 1964

    Kent B. Germany, Robert David Johnson, Guian A. McKee, David Shreve, Ernest May, Timothy Naftali

    Three Volume Slipcased Set, 4 6, Hardback, 2007

    This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man.
  • 25 Mountain Bike Tours in Massachusetts: From Cape Cod to the Connecticut River

    David Devore, Jane Devore, Robert S. Morse

    Second Edition, Paperback, 2000

    This newly updated guide to mountain biking in the eastern half of Massachusetts features 25 destinations for enthusiasts of all abilities.
  • Evidence Based Mental Health: A Textbook

    Robert E. Drake, David W. Lynde, Matthew R. Merrens

    Paperback, 2005

    The movement to make medicine more scientific has evolved over many decades but the specific term evidence-based medicine was introduced in 1990 to refer to a systematic approach to helping doctors...
  • Short-term Therapy for Long-Term Change

    Michael Alpert, David Malan, Leigh McCullough, Robert J. Neborsky, Francine Shapiro, Marion F. Solomon

    Paperback, 2001

    Is it possible to effect deep, lasting, meaningful psychological change in a short period of time?
  • Statistics

    David Freedman, Robert Pisani, Roger Purves

    Fourth International Student Edition, Paperback, 2007

    Renowned for its clear prose and no-nonsense emphasis on core concepts, Statistics covers fundamentals using real examples to illustrate the techniques.
  • The First Two Years of Nixon Watch

    John Osborne, Robert Osborn, Bill Mauldin, Tom Wicker, David Broder

    Paperback, 2007

  • Twelve To Sixteen: Early Adolescence

    Jerome Kagan, Robert Coles, J.M. Tanner, Chad Gordon, Peter Blos, David Bakan, Joseph Adelson, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carol Gilligan, Edward C. Martin, John Janeway Conger, Phyllis La Farge, Thomas J. Cottle, Tina deVaron, John H. Gagnon

    Paperback, 1972

  • October, or Autumnal Tints

    Henry David Thoreau, Robert D. Richardson, Lincoln Perry

    E Book, 2012

    “A gorgeous edition” (Boston Globe) of Thoreau’s classic work, enhanced with an illuminating essay and beautiful watercolors.
  • Essential Cell Biology

    Bruce Alberts, Karen Hopkin, Alexander Johnson, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter

    Fifth International Student Edition, E Book, 2019

    The gold standard textbook, thoroughly updated
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell

    Bruce Alberts, Rebecca Heald, Alexander Johnson, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter

    Seventh Edition, Paperback, 2022

    The definitive text in cell biology now with the Digital Problems Book in Smartwork .